AT&T's deal to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion faces possible opposition from U.S. antitrust authorities and objections from lawmakers and rivals.

The Time Warner deal would make AT&T among the most heavily indebted companies in the world.

Rockwell Collins agreed to buy B/E in a $6.4 billion deal that would unite two of the biggest suppliers in the aerospace industry.

China Oceanwide, a privately held investment firm, agreed to buy U.S.-based insurer Genworth for about $2.7 billion.

More investors and policy makers are championing fiscal spending as central-bank moves fail to revive the global economy.

BAT could catch up with its cigarette-alternative rivals if its $47 billion bid for Reynolds succeeds.

U.S. maritime regulators approved a new alliance of four of the world's largest container-shipping firms.

A huge web attack Friday stemmed from tactics used years earlier by videogame players against opponents.

All-Stars, a fund that bets on Chinese consumer and tech firms, has posted a 12% return so far this year.

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 24, 2016 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)

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